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蒲 means 'bulrush'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1906   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-2    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 15 words   Used in 56 words   Used in 361 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
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On    ボ   フ   ブ
Kun    がま   かば   かま
⿱   () grass   inlet  
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蒲 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 蒲 is used 41 times, read 6 ways.
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ブ : 19 words FIND ALL
noun
1. sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus
2. Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)  (see also: 花菖蒲; colloquialism)
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フ : 6 words FIND ALL
noun
round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)  (see also: 布団; Buddhist term)
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ホ : 4 words FIND ALL
noun
bulrush mat
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かま : 7 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: かば
noun
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace  (often written with kana only)
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かば : 4 words FIND ALL
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noun
reddish yellow
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がま : 1 word FIND ALL
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noun
Typha orientalis
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An additional ホ less common words include 蒲 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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ホ    bulrush   
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grass   
うら inlet, bay   
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ホ    the first time   
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ヨウ   もちいる to use   
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
dot   
スイ   みず water   
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